HMT Edison
HMT Edison (No 395). 06/07/1915
Displacement: 196 grt.
Length: 35 m. Beam: 6 m. Draught: 3 m.
Propulsion: Triple expansion engine, 1 boiler, 1 screw.
Complement: officers and men.
Men Lost: 0
Armament: yes
Displacement: 196 grt.
Length: 35 m. Beam: 6 m. Draught: 3 m.
Propulsion: Triple expansion engine, 1 boiler, 1 screw.
Complement: officers and men.
Men Lost: 0
Armament: yes
F. and T. Ross Ltd House Flag
The iron steam trawler Edison built by Cochrane & Cooper Ltd., Beverley (Hull) in 1898 for F. and T. Ross (Limited), Hull, and registered in Hull as H430. In 1915 the trawler was hired by the Royal Navy as the minesweeper HMT Edison.
Lloyd's List - Tuesday 20 September 1898
EDISON.—On Sept. 17 Messrs. Cochrane and Cooper launched from their Grovehill shipyard, Beverly, a steam trawler of the following dimensions :-115 feet 4 inches by 21 feet by 11 feet 6 inches depth of hold. The vessel is an addition to the fleet of Messrs. F. and T. Ross (Limited), Hull, and will be supplied with triple-expansion engines by Messrs. Amos and Smith, Hull. The vessel was named the Edison.
Lloyd's List - Tuesday 20 September 1898
EDISON.—On Sept. 17 Messrs. Cochrane and Cooper launched from their Grovehill shipyard, Beverly, a steam trawler of the following dimensions :-115 feet 4 inches by 21 feet by 11 feet 6 inches depth of hold. The vessel is an addition to the fleet of Messrs. F. and T. Ross (Limited), Hull, and will be supplied with triple-expansion engines by Messrs. Amos and Smith, Hull. The vessel was named the Edison.
The Loss
Sub‑Lt Frederick Townend RNR joined ship on the 6th July 1915. While heading along NW shore of Isle of Lewis, bound for Carloway HMT Edison Ran aground on Port Arnol, Lewis. It was claimed the compass was affected by new gun installation but apparently not keeping sufficient look-out was recorded officially as the cause. The vessel became a total wreck.
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NW Lewis. (UKHO)
